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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 796
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| 61 YOF WAS BENDING OVER TO CHECK ON A SPACE HEATER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DX NECK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 5YOM; PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING WHEN PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A PORTAB LE ROOM HEATER. D: FALL / LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 13 MO M FELL LANED ON ELECTRIC PLUG IN HEATER AT HOME, BURNED ARM. DX F OREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 4YOM RUNNING AND FELL STRUCK FACE ON A METAL SPACE HEATER SUSTAINED A S CALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 50 YOM BURNED THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE ON A SPACE HEATER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, CAN NOT CLEAN IT WELL DX: BURN TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 2 YOF BURNED HER FOREARM ON A PORTABLE HEATER/ BURN TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 22MOF PT W/ SMALL BURN ON PALM OF R HAND EXTENDED ONTO 5TH FINGER. POSS TOUCHED SMALL ELEC HEATER AT HOME. DX R HAND THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 74 YO WF DROPPED A ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER ON FOOT CONTUSION LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 28YOF ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A SPACE HEATER ON LT FOOT; FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 25YM,INJURED AT HOME BURNT LOWER LEG ON ELECTRIC HEATER DX: BURN TO LO WER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| LUMBAR STR. 59 YOF STRAINED BACK BENDING OVER TO PLUG IN A HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 23 MO MALE BUMPED INTO PORTABLE ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER AT BABYSITTERS HO USE. DX BUTTOCKS BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Blankets |
| 4YOM-LIP LAC-RUNNING W/A BLANKET-FELL-HIT A PORTABLE HEATER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 89 YOF FELL OVER A PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATER/ LAC TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 79 YOF TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC HEATER CORD. DX: CLOSED R SUBCAPITAL HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 14 YR F TOUCHED ELECTRIC PORTABLE HEATER;DX BURNED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 64 Y/O/F STUBBED TOE ON A SPACE HEATER AT HOME DX/ LEFT 5TH TOE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 14YOM, SLAPPED BACK OF HAND ON METAL PORTABLE HEATER AT HOME, CONTUSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 9 MONTH F BURNED R 5TH FINGER WHEN SHE TOUCHED HOT ELECTRIC HEATER AT AUNTS HOUSE DX: THERMAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 15 MONTH F TOUCHED HOT PORTABLE HEATER DX: THERMAL BURN TO HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters, Floors or flooring materials |
| 10MOM CRAWLING ON THE BEDROOM FLOOR AND TOUCHED A STILL WARM SPACE HEAT ER THERMAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 7 YOM PLAYING WITH BROTHER FELL HITTING NOSE ON PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATE R SUSTAINING A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Portable electric heaters |
| 8 YR M BURNED KNEE ON ELECTRIC SPACE HEATER;DX BURNED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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